Corn or mealie sheller



2 Sheets-Sheet l INVENTOR y ATTORNEV J. LIZAMORE CORN OR MEALIE SHELLEROriginal Filed Jan. 24, 1927 July 15, 193.0.

July 152 1930. f J. LIZAMORE CORN OR MEALIE SHELLER Original Filed Jan.24, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR Patented July l5, 193

' UNITED STATES JOHN LIZAMORE, or BRANDronT, on ORANGE Fnnnsrarnf so'UTHAFRICAN? Y CORN on, MEALIE SHELLER Application ined January 24, 1527,serial No. 163,281.

This invention relates to a corn or mealie sheller, the general objectof the invention being to so form the machine that themaaiimum amount ofmaterial can be treated in the miniagainst rotary movement therein.

Another object of the invention is to provide the rotating member withteeth which will increase the shelling action of the device.

This invention also consists in certain other features of constructionand' in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, to lbehereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawingsand specifically pointed out in the appended claim.

In describing my invention in detail, ref-Y erence will be had to theaccompanying drawings wherein like characters denote like orcorresponding parts throughout the several views, and in which igure lis a longitudinal sectional View through a portion of a Shellerconstructed .in accordance with this invention., l

Figure 2'is an elevation of the barrel or cylinder. p y p Figure 3 is asection on line 3 3 of Figure l.

F igureis a section ure 2.

Figure 5. is a section ure 2.

Figure 6 is a view ofthe rotary member.

Figure 7 is a fragmentary view of one of the toothed stripsl carried bysaid rotary member. In these drawings, l indicates the casing which isprovided with an outlet 2 and the hopper 3 and 4 indicates the cage-likecylinder or barrel located in the casing and held At the front end, thecylinder or barrel has its upper part omitted so that material can'pass-from the hopper into the barrel.

A single semi-circular member 5 of semispiral shape is arranged in thereduced part of the barrel and a pair of ring members 'G of spiral shapeis arranged in the circular portion of the barrel. These spiral rings Gare of differentpitch, as will be seen from Figures l and 2.

on line t--4 of Figon line 5-5 ofFigl vided with a pulley 9.'

Renewed May 3, 1930.

' cylinder member 7 is rotatably supported 'n the casing andwithin thebarrel by means of the shaft 8 which has its ends journaled'in r theends of the casing,` with its'front end eX- pro v tending through thecasing where it is The front end of the member 7 is of conical shape,asshown at l0, y and the said member is of ribs ll which extendlongitudinally over the cylindrical part of spirally arranged on theconical part thereof. A strip or plate l2 is fastened to each rib,

the member,` but are` provided with'a pair the projecting part of thesaid strip being'r toothed, as shown at 13. Y y

From the` foregoing, it will be seen that the material placed in thehopper 3 will be fedV into the circular part of the barrel or .cage byt-he helical parts of the ribs on` the conical i part of the member 7,assaid member rotates and this feedingk action is facilitated lby themember 5. The passage of the materia-l through the cage is quickened bythe spiral 6 and the teeth 13 of the plates carried bythe ribs, act-ingonv thematerial passing through the device, willquicklyremove thevgrains n from the cobs'so that by the'ti-me the cobs reach the outletvpening 2, the grains will have'been removed therefrom; The grains dropthrough the spaces within the bars of the 'cage or barrelinto the lowerpart of the casing l where'theyV are acted upon ina Well known manner.

The teeth on the ribs will remove huslrs from the ears Vot corn so thatthe grains lcan be removed from the cobs when unhusked ears are fed tothe machine. Y Y

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages andnovel features of my invention will be readily apparent.

I desir-e it to be understood that I may make changes in theconstruction and in the combination and arrangement of the severalparts, provided-thatsuch changes fall within the scope of the appendedclaim.

lVhat I claim is :`I Y

A sheller of the class described comprising V of its front end removed,leaving a semi- Circular lower part which is placed under the hopper sothat material entering the hopper Will pass into the cage, the other endof the cage surrounding the outlet, a semi-spiral member in thesemi-Circular front part of the cage and extending from one end to theother of said semi-circular part, spiral members in the circular part ofthe cage, saidmembers being of different pitch7 with one end'of eachmember extending beyond other end thereof and a revolving member in thebarrel.

In testimony whereof I aix'my signature( JOHN LIZAMORE.

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